NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara accidentally let a toolkit slip into space. The white satchel-like bag, visible with binoculars, is currently orbiting Earth independently, NASA said.
Scientists observed two icy planets colliding with each other deep inside space.
NASA has released images of a sample they collected from the Bennu asteroid. The 510 meters big asteroid is believed to be around 4.6 billion-years-old, older than our solar system.
In a new groundbreaking study, astronomers have revealed that Neptune is losing its clouds. The clouds, once abundant on the planet, have started disappearing since 2019 and scientists now know why. After 3 decades of thorough observation from 1994 to 2022, the research revealed that the entire planet has lost chunks of its cloud base except its South Pole.
Researchers are diligently examining the roofs of cathedrals throughout Britain, hoping to discover ancient space dust that dates back billions of years. This cosmic debris could hold the key to unraveling the mysteries of our solar system’s origins and possibly shed light on the emergence of life itself.
Frying potatoes has been a practice for thousands of years on the planet earth where humans only had to worry about the ingredients. But as it turns out, it is not the case when it comes to frying something far away in outer space where gravity doesn’t work as it does on earth. The European Space Agency is doing research to fry potatoes in space and so far, the agency has been successful.
For the very first time, scientists have become able to capture a spectacular image of a dying star that is in the process of eating a planet. Astronomers observed a giant planet, the size of a Jupiter, being swallowed by its star.
An asteroid was seen entering the earth’s atmosphere that could have disappeared somewhere in the French city of Rouen. Scientists predicted the asteroid a day before it hit the earth’s atmosphere. The 1-meter-sized asteroid showed the “fireball” effect as was shown in several videos uploaded online.
A rare green comet that has been moving around in our solar system will pass by our earth tonight. The green comet will pass after 50,000 years, according to NASA. Tonight, it’ll make its closest approach to our planet and will be visible to the general public.
A recent research study has indicated that the earth’s inner core may have started spinning in the opposite direction. The nature of spinning has been a matter of debate among scientists for decades. The research mentioned that in the inner core of the earth, there exists a hot iron ball-like structure, more like the planet Pluto, that either may have stopped spinning or have started spinning in the opposite direction.
In 2020 alone, Astronomers have managed to discover more than 200 new planets. All the newly discovered planets are outside of our solar system. The search for a planet similar to Earth has been underway for decades, although methods and technology for planet discovery have been evolving with time.
Mars or “The Red Planet” has always caught the attention of space explorers. Humans have been thinking of colonizing and building permanent settlements on Mars for decades. The crucial part comes when the Martian surface emerges as a topic of discussion. The planet is barren and inhospitable due to its climate, but the new research outlines a plan to build forests on Mars.
